October 2018
Could salty brines be the key to microbial life on Mars?
... that exist at the surface of Mars today A wide range of salts have been detected on Mars via multispectral remote sensing from orbiting satellites, or in-situ observations from one of the seven successful missions to the surface (Viking 1 and...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... in all parts of the orbit throughout the Mercury year and, to achieve this, most of the apertures of the remote sensing instruments are continuously pointed at the centre of the planet. As a consequence, five out of six of the spacecraft faces...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... and reliable AI analytics are derived from models based on a deep understanding of the user case, combined with remote sensing and machine learning expertise. Partnerships with domain experts can help. EO operators are moving up the value...
February 2019
European system for global weather forecasting and climate change detection
..., Metop carries a payload of state-of-the-art sounding and imaging instruments which offer innovative remote-sensing capabilities. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI), developed by CNES, allows enhanced atmospheric soundings...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... ‘peaceful’ means non-aggressive. This interpretation allows for applications including communications, reconnaissance, imaging and remote sensing. Current limits to the role of the military in space are the subject of the McGill University project...
April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
... burn up in the atmosphere. With smallsats increasingly being used for a wide range of space missions, including remote sensing, communications and fundamental science, miniaturised propulsion systems are set to play an important role in driving the...
